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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens
The division rival Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens are set to renew hostilities on Thursday when they meet at Bell Centre.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -130-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
In their last action, Montreal was a 3-1 loser on the road against the Hurricanes. Bettors on Carolina at -177 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
The Lightning were a 6-4 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Sabres. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -163 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 21-13-4 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games
Montreal:
Team record: 18-16-6 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Montreal is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Montreal is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Ottawa Saturday, January 4
Montreal home to Pittsburgh Saturday, January 4